Nichols
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NIK-ulz
- Origin
- English
Nichols is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “son of Nicholas”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nichols mean?
English: English surname from the personal name Nicholas
“son of Nicholas”
Patronymic surname from the medieval forms Nichol and Nicol, which were short for Nicholas.
Is Nichols a girl's or a boy's name?
Nichols is a boys' name.
How popular is Nichols in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1987, with 55 boys. It first appears in the records in 1914.
Half of all the boys named Nichols in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1991, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nichols in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,298 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,106 |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,822 |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,774 |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,609 |
| 1988 | 36 | #1,844 |
| 1987 | 55 | #1,335 |
| 1986 | 40 | #1,616 |
| 1985 | 36 | #1,697 |
| 1984 | 33 | #1,722 |
| 1983 | 28 | #1,904 |
| 1982 | 22 | #2,268 |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,137 |
| 1980 | 24 | #2,162 |
| 1979 | 33 | #1,711 |
| 1978 | 21 | #2,205 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,817 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #2,967 |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,199 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,370 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,362 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,095 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,523 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,458 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,479 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,208 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,199 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,195 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,236 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 6 | #3,814 |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,735 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,178 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,896 |
| 1915 | 5 | #3,824 |
| 1914 | 6 | #2,914 |
Nicknames for Nichols
- Nick 14 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Nichols
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jesse Travis Taylor Nelson Nathan Tyler Adam Andrew Jacob Joseph Justin Matthew
Names related to Nichols
Nicholas Nicolas Nickolas Nicklas Nicholaus Nicolaus Nicolaas Nickolaus
More English names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nichols: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nichols, updated 20 October 2026.